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Carrots and…Smaller Carrots? The Values Dilemma! Food for Thought by Patrick Jackson

In Dublin we have an anti-littering campaign with posters that read ‘Litter is disgusting and so are those responsible’.  I’d hazard that the tagline has no effect at all on the littering population who are brazen enough to throw litter on the streets. I doubt any one of them gives a flying fig about what a poster like this says. Maybe the aim of the campaign is to galvanize anti-litter opinion rather than to help people who drop trash to quit their disgusting habit. There’s another campaign on the subway in Japan at the moment that explicitly shows anti-social behaviour and the irritation levels of people around. The culprits listen to loud music on their headphones, take up too much space, queue barge or sit on the floor of the carriage (a cardinal sin in Japan usually practiced by high school girls). Their anti-social behaviour is shown as ultra-violet or even viral perhaps, altering the colour of the offended parties to a furnace-like red. This is a culture where the concept of avoiding ‘meiwaku’ (disturbing or annoying others) is way stronger than in Dublin. I guess all cultures have their own subtly different means of getting the message across. As a parent Read full article »

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Goal #2: Highlight Your Magical Teaching Moment #30goals

Goal 2 of The 30 Goals Challenge 2012! Click the link to find out more about the new changes to this year's 30 Goals Challenge for Educators! "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.~ Goethe Goal Short-term- Share with us your magical moment in teaching! What learner did Read full article »

Goal 1: Create Your Me Manifesto #30goals

Goal 1 of The 30 Goals Challenge 2012! Click the link to find out more about the new changes to this year's 30 Goals Challenge for Educators! "The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire." ~ Ferdinand Foch "Manifesto: a public declaration of principles and intentions." via Wikipedia Goal Short-term- Create your Me Manifesto either on a blog, using Animoto, Muzy, Glogster, or any Read full article »

On the Horizon: 20+ Free Professional Development Opportunities for 2012

Part of the Cool Sites series January is the month when many of us are motivated to accomplish our goals for the year. If you are like me then you may have experienced several years of getting goals accomplished then felt defeated. In April 2009, I joined Twitter and began collaborating and communicating with educators and found that this interaction helped Read full article »

Reflection, Motivation, and Inspiration

This year many of us will try to accomplish goals with our students and in our personal lives. I think as we approach this process it is important to consider our reflective rituals, how we receive inspiration, and identify what works for us in achieving our goals and what prevents us from achieving our goals. I tend to be successful Read full article »

And Maddest of All to See Education As It Is & Not As It Should Be

The way I tackle life comes from one of my favorite books,  Miguel De Cervantes’ Don Quixote of La Mancha. Briefly, the protagonist of the story, an idealist, is told he is mad and responds, I have lived nearly fifty years, and I have seen life as it is. Pain, misery, hunger ... cruelty beyond belief. I have heard the singing from Read full article »

Happy Holidays from Shelly & Rosco!

This year has been amazing because you have shared with us and inspired us. In April 2009, I began my journey using social media (Twitter, Facebook, Nings, Second Life, blogs, etc.) to develop my passionate/personal learning network (PLN). I was so inspired by my PLN that I sought out to visit you at various conferences and events worldwide. This has led Read full article »

Motivating Students to Learn During Breaks: 20+ Tips & Resources

Many believe that learning occurs incidentally. Children will naturally learn by interacting with the world around them even if educators are not in the picture. Sometimes, that is true but I have found that as a facilitator and guide I can help motivate my students to learn in more challenging ways. Let's face it, many of our students will be Read full article »

11 of ’11 Projects Transforming Education

Adam Simpson, an educator in Turkey, recently challenged bloggers to reflect on and post 11 of their best blog posts of 2011 (11 of 11). Reading several of the blogger's posts and different takes on it has spurred me to reflect on my past year blogging and collaborating with my passionate/personal learning network (PLN) who inspire me and support me Read full article »

We Are Here to Promote Education And Spread the News, Aren’t We?

I want to extend an apology to the members of my Personal/Passionate Learning Network (PLN). I really meant to post my nominations for the Edublog Awards but I didn't get around to doing this, because I was drowning in work and have been traveling. However, I have been posting to my various social networks to encourage voting and extend support for Read full article »

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